Hymenocardia
Genus of flowering plants
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Hymenocardia is a genus of trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1836.[2][3] Most of the species are native to Africa, with one in Southeast Asia.[1][4]
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| Hymenocardia | |
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| Hymenocardia acida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Antidesmateae |
| Subtribe: | Hymenocardiinae |
| Genus: | Hymenocardia Wall. ex Lindl. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Samaropyxis Miq. | |
Species in this genus are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]
- Species[1]
- Hymenocardia acida - from Gambia to Ethiopia to Mozambique
- Hymenocardia heudelotii - W + C Africa
- Hymenocardia lyrata - W Africa
- Hymenocardia punctata - Mishmi Hills, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra
- Hymenocardia ripicola - Cameroon, RotC, DRC
- Hymenocardia ulmoides - C + E + S Africa
- formerly included[1]
moved to Mallotus
- Hymenocardia plicata - Mallotus plicatus